The Complainer
Mistakes: Common misjudgments and errors in managing the child which may perpetuate or intensify the problem.
- Becoming thoroughly disgusted and showing our disgust.
- Failing to deal individually with this student because of time restraints.
- Ignoring all requests-and calling them complaints.
- Being sarcastic.
- Becoming defensive and getting involved in arguments with the student.
- Giving unequal treatment and unequal responses to this student.
- Rejecting the validity of all criticism.
- Siding with other students against the complainer.
- Using threats and/or negative reinforcements.
- Failing to seek counsel of parents.
- Constantly changing our minds to accommodate or get rid of this student.
- Assuming ownership of the child's problem.